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Appeal Maintainable Before NGT Against Corrigendum Imposing Additional Conditions To Environmental Clearance : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, recently, permitted M/s. IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Limited to continue with its two power plants in the State subject to full compliance of the conditions mentioned in the Environmental Clearance as well as the corrigendum to it.A Bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice CT Ravikumar passed the order in pleas challenging two orders of the NGT - the first,...
Uddhav Thackeray vs Eknath Shinde : Live Updates From Supreme Court In Shiv Sena Case Hearing [March 16]
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases related to rift in Shiv Sena.A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will hear the matter. Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha are the other members of the bench.Yesterday, the bench had raised several questions on the Governor's decision to call for a floor test. (Shiv Sena Case| Discontent...
CJI DY Chandrachud Announces Plan To Release Glossary Of Inappropriate Gendered Terms Used in Legal Discourse
Plans for releasing a legal glossary of inappropriate gendered terms used in legal discourse and creating a large space reserved for women lawyers in the Supreme Court annexe building are in the pipeline, revealed Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday, while speaking at an event organised by the Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee of the top court for a...
'Every Body Want Disposals, If You Run Behind Disposals, Justice Has To Sacrifice': Justice Rastogi
In the course of the hearing of a transfer petition in a rape matter, Supreme Court judge Justice Ajay Rastogi on Wednesday orally remarked that "the system has been such that, everybody wants disposal, disposal everyday, morning, evening, disposal goes on", adding that "you run behind disposal, then justice has to sacrifice" The bench of Justices Rastogi and Bela Trivedi was hearing...
Accepting Eknath Shinde Group's Case Will Bring Back 'Aaya Ram Gaya Ram' Regime : Kapil Sibal To Supreme Court
The term "aaaya ram, gaya ram", which originated in 1960-70s to describe the frequent spectacle of floor-crossing and horse trading in politics, was invoked by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal in the Supreme Court on Wednesday while arguing the Shiv Sena case.We are back to "aaya ram, gaya ram" days, the senior lawyer appearing for the Uddhav Thackeray faction submitted before a Constitution Bench...
Must Ensure Zero Tolerance For Inappropriate Behaviour Towards Women, Sexist Language & Unsavoury Jokes : CJI DY Chandrachud
There must be zero tolerance for sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour towards women, inappropriate language targeting women, and even inappropriate jokes at the expense of women, said Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. Justice Chandrachud was speaking on Wednesday at an event organised by the Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee of the Supreme Court for...
Shiv Sena Case| Discontent Within Party Won't Justify Governor Calling For Trust Vote : Supreme Court Says During Hearing
The Constitution bench of Supreme Court, while hearing the matter concerning the rift between the Uddhav Thackeray and the Eknath Shinde factions in Shivsena, discussed the powers and role of the Governor in calling for a trust vote. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli, and Justice PS Narasimha was hearing the arguments of...
Delhi Land Reforms Act Not Applicable Once An Area Is Urbanised Under Delhi Municipal Corporation Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently affirmed a Delhi High Court judgement which stated that once a rural area is urbanized by issuance of notification under Section 507(a) of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, it ceases to be governed by the provisions of Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954.A Bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi, CT Ravikumar and Bela M Trivedi observed this, “After harmonizing...
Will Can't Be Presumed To Be Genuine Merely Because It Is Aged More Than 30 Years Old : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the presumption under Section 90 of the Indian Evidence Act regarding the genuineness of documents aged more that thirty years old is not applicable to a will."wills cannot be proved only on the basis of their age – the presumption under Section 90 as to the regularity of documents more than 30 years of age is inapplicable when it comes to proof of wills",...
Supreme Court Hears Indira Jaising's Suggestions To Reform Senior Advocate Designation Process
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, commenced with the hearing of the pleas seeking modification to the extant guidelines regarding the process of designation of Senior Advocates practicing before the Supreme Court as well as the High Courts, which was set out in its 2017 judgment, Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India.A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Ahsanuddhin...
Cause Of Action For Redemption Suit Is Successive, Second Suit By Mortgagor Not Barred By Default Dismissal Of First Suit : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a second suit by a mortagor for redemption of mortgage is not barred merely because the first suit was dismissed for default, unless the right to redemption of mortgage has been extinguished.A bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and JB Pardiwala held that Order IX Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure (which bars second suit on the same cause of action...